Table 1. Comparative values between the experimental and control groups.

SD: standard deviation, LRR: liver regeneration rate; UDCA: ursodeoxycholic acid; TNF-a: tumor necrosis factor-alpha; Il-6: interleukin-6

	Control group (n=11, mean±SD)	UDCA group (n=11, mean±SD)	p-Value
Animal weight	261.33±13.64 g	254.83±14.98 g	0.22
Weight of resected liver	6.79±0.95 g	6.59±0.73 g	0.57
Weight of the remnant liver	4.64±0.74 g	5.24±0.64 g	0.053
TNF-a (preoperative)	46.57±22.57 pg/mL	29.44±11.51 pg/mL	0.02
TNF-a (postoperative)	75.21±32.8 pg/mL	36.75±8.68 pg/mL	0.001
Il-6 (preoperative)	18.96±10.45 pg/mL	12.50±8.25 pg/mL	0.1
Il-6 (postoperative)	32.95±13.17 pg/mL	18.98±9.5 pg/mL	0.01
LRR (%)	35.81±12.49	54.92±14.37	0.002